IAD73DKM29

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172L · Trinity, NC · March 30, 1973

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 30, 1973
Place
Trinity, NC · TRINITY, NC
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7820GCessna 172L
Status
Completed · report April 26, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19730330005269A
Case key
170445

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0550  73/3/30    TRINITY,NC          CESSNA 172L         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 540
        TIME - 1730                    N7820G              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 475 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DARR FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TRINITY,NC                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
        REMARKS- ACFT CROSSED OVER PERIMETER ROAD DAMAGING FRONT OF ACFT AND R WING TIP.

Aircraft

Registration
N7820G
Reported as
Cessna 172L
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Darr Field

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FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.